Where does “goma” come from?

goma (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin gumma, from Latin gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

goma (Portuguese): starch; gum; home, house

Definitions

  1. starch; gum; home, house

Ancestry of “goma”, step by step

goma traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin gumma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingummagum
2LatingummiAlternative form of cummis; gum
3Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
4Egyptianqmyanointing oil

via Kimbundu ngoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kimbundungoma—

via Nyungwe ngoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nyungwengoma—

Words derived from “goma”

Every word from Egyptian qmy →Every word from Ancient Greek κόμμι →Every word from Latin gummi →